VU.CITY is used by architects, developers, planning consultants, and local authorities to review and discuss development schemes together in a shared 3D environment.

SiteSolve is VU.CITY's AI-assisted add-on for generating and evaluating design options within the same spatial environment as the core digital-twin platform.

VU.CITY: 3D Digital Twin Platform for Urban Planning

Q: Which cities does VU.CITY cover?

VU.CITY currently models more than 20 UK cities, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Oxford, and Sheffield, plus international coverage in Dublin and New York City.

VU.City Overview

VU.CITY is a 3D digital-twin platform that helps architects, developers, planners, and local authorities understand the impact of proposed buildings before they are built. It combines accurate 3D city models with layered spatial data so teams can visualize a scheme in its real urban context, assess massing, height, townscape and heritage impact, and share that view with clients, consultants, and local authorities in real time. Data overlays include listed buildings, transport access (PTAL), travel distances and duration, pollution, and local planning frameworks, letting stakeholders make planning decisions around the table rather than after separate technical reviews. VU.CITY now models more than 20 UK cities, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Oxford and Sheffield, as well as international coverage in Dublin and New York City, totaling over 3,000 sq km of modeled urban environment. The platform also offers SiteSolve, an AI-assisted feature for generating and evaluating design options directly within the same spatial environment, extending VU.CITY from visualization into early-stage decision support.

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VU.City Frequently asked questions

VU.CITY is a 3D digital-twin platform that lets architects, developers, planners, and local authorities visualize proposed buildings in their real urban context and assess their impact on massing, height, townscape, and heritage before construction.

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